Modularity of language reconsidered

Brain and Language

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 240-263

  Levy, Yonata ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030297276     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1996.0103     Document Type: Article

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